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No opinion on episode 2, however episode 1 — nice way to infantilize the woman. It wasn’t like she was drunk and not aware of her surroundings. Presumably she w

No opinion on episode 2, however episode 1 — nice way to infantilize the woman. It wasn’t like she was drunk and not aware of her surroundings. Presumably she was an adult and should be trusted to take care of herself. If some woman was creeping on some guy, would we have the same conversation? If not, then we are actually being sexist in our loud protest against sexism. If it were some dark alley or similar locale and the woman would have had reasonable fear for her safety, this would be a different discussion. At WWDC, there is security all over the place, so any intervention in that circumstance is simply a signal that grown women ought to be treated as some kind of fragile child. It’s insulting in my opinion.

davymac 8y ago
1st incident is understandable if you look at in a different light. I have 5 sisters and I’ve heard this often enough that it’s become a reflex of mine to pretend to be a stranger’s best gay friend in order to make it much easier for them to get out of an awkward situation without causing a scene. (FYI - Not gay, it just makes it easier to give non-verbal queues to the girl, that I’m trying to be a ‘sista-from-anotha-mista’. Most girls understand I’m a stranger doing them a solid within a split second. Once the situation is defused, girls always thank me for saving them from having to punch a guy. “No worries, I got 5 sisters, I know what it means when a girl is pissed yet politely smiling between clenching her teeth and fists”... they’re not defenseless, just in a position they hate being in because if they defend themselves they risk looking like an asshole. The girl got up early to get good seats and she probably didn’t want to give them up to avoid the guy, as well as didn’t want to put her foot down and risk awkwardly standing next to the creep in line for a long ass time.

davymac 8y ago

1st incident is understandable if you look at in a different light. I have 5 sisters and I’ve heard this often enough that it’s become a reflex of mine to pretend to be a stranger’s best gay friend in order to make it much easier for them to get out of an awkward situation without causing a scene. (FYI - Not gay, it just makes it easier to give non-verbal queues to the girl, that I’m trying to be a ‘sista-from-anotha-mista’. Most girls understand I’m a stranger doing them a solid within a split second. Once the situation is defused, girls always thank me for saving them from having to punch a guy. “No worries, I got 5 sisters, I know what it means when a girl is pissed yet politely smiling between clenching her teeth and fists”... they’re not defenseless, just in a position they hate being in because if they defend themselves they risk looking like an asshole. The girl got up early to get good seats and she probably didn’t want to give them up to avoid the guy, as well as didn’t want to put her foot down and risk awkwardly standing next to the creep in line for a long ass time.